text_original: Before he became Emperor he had married Theodora, a woman of remarkable beauty and force of character, who had been a dancer at the theatre. "Whatever her earlier life may have been, she appears, after her marriage, to have given no opportunity for scandal, and to have been forward in promoting charitable works. Soon after Justinian's accession to the throne the celebrated " Xika " riots gave her the opportunity of showing her strength of will.
text_transcription: BEFORE HE BECAME EMPEROR HE HAD MARRIED THEODORA A WOMAN OF REMARKABLE BEAUTY AND FORCE OF CHARACTER WHO HAD BEEN A DANCER AT THE THEATRE WHATEVER HER EARLIER LIFE MAY HAVE BEEN SHE APPEARS AFTER HER MARRIAGE TO HAVE GIVEN NO OPPORTUNITY FOR SCANDAL AND TO HAVE BEEN FORWARD IN PROMOTING CHARITABLE WORKS SOON AFTER JUSTINIAN'S ACCESSION TO THE THRONE THE CELEBRATED NIKO RIOTS GAVE HER THE OPPORTUNITY OF SHOWING HER STRENGTH OF WILL
phonemes: bᵻfˌɔːɹ hiː bɪkˌeɪm ˈɛmpɚɹɚ hiː hæd mˈæɹid θiːədˈɔːɹə, ɐ wˈʊmən ʌv ɹᵻmˈɑːɹkəbəl bjˈuːɾi ænd fˈɔːɹs ʌv kˈæɹɪktɚ, hˌuː hɐdbɪn ɐ dˈænsɚɹ æt ðə θˈiəɾɚ. "wʌtˈɛvɚ hɜːɹ ˈɜːlɪɚ lˈaɪf mˌeɪhɐv bˌɪn, ʃiː ɐpˈɪɹz, ˈæftɚ hɜː mˈæɹɪdʒ, tə hæv ɡˈɪvən nˈoʊ ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi fɔːɹ skˈændəl, ænd tə hɐvbɪn fˈɔːɹwɚd ɪn pɹəmˈoʊɾɪŋ tʃˈæɹɪɾəbəl wˈɜːks. sˈuːn ˈæftɚ dʒʌstˈɪniənz ɐksˈɛʃən tə ðə θɹˈoʊn ðə sˈɛləbɹˌeɪɾᵻd " zˈiːkə " ɹˈaɪəts ɡˈeɪv hɜː ðɪ ɑːpɚtˈuːnᵻɾi ʌv ʃˈoʊɪŋ hɜː stɹˈɛŋθ ʌv wˈɪl.